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Last Sunday I took my kids to play phagwa at Reform Recreation Ground. They came home from school during the week with fliers stating that the councillor for that area was hosting phagwa celebrations for the second consecutive year.

The recent application by the Chief Justice (CJ) to proceed on sabbatical leave for a period of six months just when there are serious pending matters hanging over his head is clear evidence of his fragrant flouting of the system.

In these harsh economic times where our government is urging citizens to tighten their belts, there are many areas in which I believe no value for money is being gained. The payment of very handsome salaries to our senators in Parliament is one such area which I think needs to be reviewed.

I wish to highlight the plight of the Continuation Classes staff of the Ministry of Education with the hope of getting a speedy resolution. To date, we have not received our remuneration from March 2017 to present.

The work of the Coalition against Domestic Violence is at the very heart of our aspirations for liberty and equality captured in the national anthem. There can be little peace and security where relations between women and men, adults and children are abusive, exploitative and violent.

Call it be called self harming? How about cutting off your nose to spoil your own face? A self inflicted two-day shut down by the business community in Tobago is like cutting off a leg without anaesthetic. But, if that is what they want, let them do it.

I listened in awe as Minister Stuart Young, interviewed on CNC3 TV Money Watch programme, attempted to explain why this country should spend in excess of $1 billion to put up a Sandals Hotel in Tobago.

It was reported on that the Prime Minister personally made a site visit to the affected area on March 1. He was quoted as saying, “In some cases, you just have to withdraw and if it is a cliff that is collapsing, you can’t hold up a cliff, you just have to withdraw from the area.”